document.write( "Question 1156196: how would i figure out this problem. Neil cut a square paper vertically to make two rectangle pieces. Each rectangle had a perimeter of 27 inches.How long is each side of the original square paper? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the square side measure.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the perimeter of each of the two smaller rectangles is  x + 0.5x + x + 0.5x = 3x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the condition,  3x = 27  -----  hence, x = 27/3 = 9 inches.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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